“Workin in the coal mines” OR “Updating the Bikiniwax Records Blog”.

Hello all,

My name is Zach, and I intern at Bikiniwax. My assignment for today was to revamp the BW blog, which seemed like a no-brainer.

Zach’s Inner-Monologue: “How hard could it be to make a blog look nice? Not that hard, right? Right?”

It was actually kinda rough. WordPress is a great blog platform, one of the better ones I’ve used, but they’re not very into customizing their layouts unless you’re into paying for extra features, which, as an independent record label we’re not entirely too keen on. So Leah and I set about choosing the most agreeable pre-fab layout, and 10 minutes later, Ta Dah! The blog went from looking like a plain Jane “I blog about indigenous frog species’ of Arizona!” blog to a “Hey, I’m a hip young record label that happens to also run a blog” blog. Rock.

And yet there was still one element missing: a breath-taking banner for the top of the page. The banner is the one truly customizable component of the layout for us, so Leah and I took finding the perfect banner image very seriously. We searched the internet with unbelievable scrutiny and thoroughness, trying every single viable search phrase we could think of on Google Images. We found some really amazing artwork out there, but everything was either too small or too low-resolution for our uses. So what’s a lowly intern and his direct superior to do in this situation? A thought occurred me…

Today I am proud to announce the first Bikiniwax Records “Help Us Make A Sweet Blog Banner” Contest!

Here’s the details: The dimensions of the banner must be 760 x 151 pixels. We love artsy stuff around here, so if it looks like someone in a great deal of emotional pain made it, all the better. Ideally the banner will involve bikinis, music, turn tables, things of the like. Leah wasn’t really feeling the color red today, so let’s shy away from that pigment. Also, included in this post is a JPEG file of our logo, winning banners will include this logo, ladies and gents. Sound good? Let’s talk about what you get if you win, cause I know that prizes are important.

IF YOU WIN!!! You’ll get a copy of the new Bikiniwax Records 8-Track Compilation, BW’s clever little throw-back to the glorious era of the 1960’s. The Bikiniwax 8-Track Compilation is a monthly mix featuring 8 songs from the Bikiniwax catalouge, and the winner of the banner contest will get a copy of the very first 8-Track Comp. Pretty sweet huh?

Submissions should be emailed to info@bikiniwax.com with the subject “Help Us Make A Sweet Blog Banner” Contest Submission.

In the mean time, I’ll leave you lovely people with a video that blew my mind last night when I got back from Optimist Club and did the requisite drunkenly-playing-around-on-the-computer-before-passing-out deal:

 

-Zach

~ by ztopo on November 13, 2009.